NATIONAL CO-ORDINATION COMMITTEE
OF PENSIONERS ASSOCIATIONS
(Registered undder the T.U. Act.No. RTU01/2021.Dated.7.01.2021
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Delhi. 110 001
PRESIDENT:
COM.SHIV GOPAL MISHRA.(97176 47594)
SECY.
GENERAL: COM.K.K.N.KUTTY.
(98110 483030)
Dated: 22nd January, 2021
Dear Comrades,
The National JCA has called upon the
employees and workers to observe 1st
Feb. 2021 as call attention day to bring to the notice of the Government of
the growing discontent amongst the employees over the long pending
demands. The Confederation of Central Government employees and workers, while
endorsing the call, as they are integral part of the NJCA has asked the
employees to observe the 1st Feb.
2021 as protest day. As you are
aware we sail in the same boat in as much as the Government has so far lent a
deaf ear to the issues of Pensioners in the country. The dearness relief, the two instalments of
which have already become due along with the third would be kept freezed and
the consequent arrears permanently forfeited. So far as you are aware, the
major chunk of the benefits of the 20 trillion package has gone to the
corporate houses in the country, especially the Adanis and Ambanis. The Circular letter of Confederation, which
is reproduced hereunder pin points the objective to be achieved during the
observance of the protest day on 1st February, 2021. The NJCA and Confederation together is the
biggest united platform of Central Government employees.
The NCCPA calls upon its affiliates and
State Units to join the struggle along with the working employees on 1st Feb.
2021 and organise dharna or demonstration in as many places as possible to
convey the message that the Pensioners share the same perception as explicitly
spelt out by the Secretary General, NJCA and the Confederation. By synchronizing our action with that of the
working employees we are uniting all those who are opposed with the Government
policies. The farmers of the country are
waging a very determined battle undaunted by the threats and repressive
measures unleashed by the Government.
They must win and their victory shall be the first salvo against an
authoritarian regime. On 1st February,
2021, while we demonstrate for getting our demands conceded, it will also be to
pay the solidarity and support to the struggling farmers of the country. Kindly talk to the leaders of the working
employees and ensure that the programme has the largest participation of the
Pensioners. The charter of demands we
had finalised and that we have decided to pursue through struggles is
enclosed.
Wishing your efforts to make the programme
on Ist Feb. 2021, the day the Budget for the year 2021-22 is likely to be
presented by the Finance Minister reverberate throughout the country with cent
per cent participation of the members and with greetings,
Yours fraternally,
KKN Kutty
Secretary General.
NCCPA
CHARTER OF DEMANDS.
1.
Implement Option No. 1 as a
pension fitment formula as recommended by the 7th CPC.
2.
Revise the Pension of BSNL
absorbed retirees immediately with 15% fitment; recommended by the 3rd PRC
and approved by the government from 01-01-2017, delinking the wage revision in
BSNL. Clear all pending medical bills and medical allowance;
3.
Evolve a policy for automatic
grant of pension and other pensioner’s benefits to the pensioners and retirees
of the autonomous bodies on par with the Central Govt. Pensioners.
4.
Provide (a) notional fixation of
pension under Option No. 3 on the basis of the pay scale/pay
level
of the cadre or grade from which the pensioner retired. (b) Provide fixation of
pension in the case of all pre 2006 pensioners on the basis of the grade
pay/pay level or pay scale of
the
post or cadre from which one has retired as per the judgments of Courts.
5.
Extend the benefit of
CS(MA) Rules to all pensioners who are not covered by CGHS.
6.
Increase the FMA to Rs.
2000 as has been granted to PF Pensioners.
7.
Raise the minimum pension
to 60% of the Minimum wage. i.e. Rs. 10,800 p.m.
8.
Restore the commutation portion
of pension after 10 years.
9.
Provide increased rates of
pension on attainment of 70 years onwards.
10.
Scrap the New Contributory
pension scheme and restore the defined benefit pension
11.
Revise the pension of the Punjab
National Bank pensioners and settle the anomalies in pension and other benefits
arising out of the amalgamation of Banks.
12.
13.Provide the benefits arising
from the court judgements to all similarly placed pensioners. Viz. the court order for the grant of one
notional increment for those who retire on 30th June and grant of
MACP with effect from 1.1.2006
13.
Introduce medical insurance
scheme for pensioners, whoever opts for such a scheme as per the recommendation
of the Pay Commission.
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Orders be issued by DPE for payment of IDA instalments due from 01-10-2020 and
01-01-2021 to BSNL Pensioners.
Copy of
Confederation’s circular letter of date on observance of protest day on Ist
Feb. 2021.
Dear Comrades,
During our campaign to make the 26th
November one day General Strike a grand success, we faced innumerable queries
over the long pending demands of the Central Government employees, especially,
the freezing and denying the DA/DR payment up to 30th June, 2021,
the continuing impasse over the NPS; the dubious attitude of the Government
over honouring the assurance held out in 2016 etc. The lamenting of the Cabinet Secretary over
the financial health of the Government when the Staff Secretary met him recently
would be considered by the rank and file of the membership as nothing but a
pitiful distraction. There had been no
such situation when the promise was held out in 2016 . In fact the Government had been boasting of
the steady growth of the economy then.
Even during covid days they merrily went ahead with the privatisation
spree; On the contrary the Government had been taking advantage of a pathetic
situation of the people at large in pushing through their agenda. There had been no response from the Government
to very many issues and problems of the employees faced with the covid-19
pandemic. They had no qualms in pushing
through the despised legislations over the labour code during this period.
The Indian farmers has no
doubt shown the way as to how to combat the situation emanating from sheer
chicanery. They have proved that the
unflinching determination is the only way forward. We must salute them and imbibe the qualities
they have demonstrated in no uncertain terms.
We are, therefore, happy to
note that the National JCA has decided to hold a protest demonstration on 1st
Feb. 2021, the day when the Finance Minister will rise to present her budget
proposal before the Parliament. We would
like to name the programme as protest day rather than the call attention day
for this Government has no intention to listen to any legitimate grievances of
the people. The protest day may be
organised in front of all offices, eliciting the participation of the entirety
of the employees. The occasion must be
used to explain the chicanery indulged in by the Government by not honouring
the assurances held out on revision of minimum wage; how unprecedented and wrong was it to deny
the Dearness Allowance/Relief to employees and pensioners; how the NPS will
deny the requisite pension to the employees even after collecting contribution
from them; as to how the privatisation of public sector and Government run
organisations is amounting to selling away the Nation’s assets for a song to
the cronies of the ruling party; as to how the negotiating forum has been
permanently shut down etc. etc. Above
all it must be the occasion to congratulate the farmers of the country for their determination, courage,
conviction and unflinching faith in
struggles as the certain way to success.
While explaining the grievances of the farmers emanating from the
enacted farm laws, we must also point out as to how the parliamentary system
was overturned by dubious methods, when the Government had no majority in Rajya
Sabha.
It will also be pertinent to
point out that the enacted legislation has the strange provision in as much as
the farmers are not entitled to approach the judiciary (the courts of law at
any level) to settle their dispute with the giant corporates. The Law stipulates that such disputes are to
be brought before the Government appointed bureaucrats, whose decision would be
deemed to be final. For not anything, at least for this obnoxious
and extremely untenable provision alone, the enactment must be scrapped
In the charter of demands,
prepared by the NJCA and endorsed, all important demands have been
included. For the sake of uniformity, we
would not like to incorporate any other issue.
We would like to convey a strong message of unity of the Central
Government employees to the Government.
We request all affiliates,
State COCs to immediately convey to the Branches and through them to all
members of the programme slated for 1st
Feb. 2021 and take immediate steps required to make the programme a grand
success on Ist Feb. 2021. All Branches,
divisions, regions of all affiliates, the district and state units of COCs must
ensure that each and every member of the unit and present on that day at the
office takes part in the demonstration adhering to the norms and stipulations
made by the concerned Governments to arrest the spread of COVID-19.
We have convened the meeting
of the National Sectt. to discuss and decide as to how to make the programme
participative of all members and a grand success. With greetings,
Yours fraternally,
Sd/-
R.N. Parasar
Secretary General.
Copy of NJCA’s letter dated 20th
January, 2021 to all constituent organisations:
Sub: Call attention day by Central Government employees on the day of
presentation of the Budget on 1st. Feb. 2021.
You are well aware that the
present Government taking advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic situation have
started implementing many anti-labour decisions including arbitrarily passing
the 4 labour codes in the Parliament in spite of the opposition and the protest
by the Central Trade Unions. It is also pertinent to mention that none of the
major demands of the Central Government employees including threw 7th
CPC related demands, MACP issues and NPS is settled. Adding salt to the wound the Government has
frozen the three instalments of DA/DR due to the Central Government
employees/pensioners. 56 J is being used as a weapon to punish the employees
and the trade union leaders.
Corporatisation and privatisation in Railways and Defence is being
implemented ruthlessly by the Government.
In this background in consultation with the Senior leaders of the
constituent organisations of the NJCA it has been decided to observe CALL ATTENTION DAY BY CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
EMPLOYEES on the day of the presentation of the Budget 2021 on 01.02.2021 by holding massive demonstrations at all
Central Government establishments/units/branches and wherever possible joint
agitation in a central place of the city.
District headquarters/town etc. . In Delhi also we will plan for a
centralised agitation at Jantar Mantar.
Therefore, it is requested that all your affiliates may be directed to
observe the protest programme in an effective manner in support of the
following demands. (Charter of demands enclosed)
Sd/-
Shiv Gopal Misra
Convenor.
